Convection
Shaman · Elemental Combat · available from the first tier · 5 ranks
Convection works differently in World of Warcraft: Forever than it does in Classic Era.
Convection ranks in Forever
- Rank 1 Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 2%.
- Rank 2 Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 4%.
- Rank 3 Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 6%.
- Rank 4 Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 8%.
- Rank 5 Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 10%.
What Convection does in Classic Era
Forever changed this talent. The Classic Era wording is kept here rank for rank so the two can be read side by side.
- Rank 1 Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 2%.
- Rank 2 Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 4%.
- Rank 3 Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 6%.
- Rank 4 Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 8%.
- Rank 5 Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 10%.
Where Convection sits in the Elemental Combat tree
Convection is a Elemental Combat talent for Shaman. It sits on the first row, so it can be taken straight away.
- Same row: Concussion
How often people take Convection
103 of the 232 public Shaman builds saved here — 44% — put at least one point in Convection. Counted across the 1500 most viewed and voted public builds on this site. These are builds players made for themselves before the game is playable, so read them as what people are trying, not as advice.
Where this came from
Changed in Forever.
- BlizzCon 2026 show-floor footage